Tom Clancy’s The Division 2

I recently picked up Tom Clancy’s Division 2 and have spent more than a few hours plugging away at the game. Admittedly, I never played The Division so I’m not really able to compare it to its predecessor, however, I’ve got more than enough experience playing MMO type games and this game, in my opinion, very much falls into that category. There are obviously some things I absolutely love and some things which serve as an annoyance, though not so much that it has prevented me from continuing to play.

I’m not going to go
into too much detail about the game, there are plenty of posts out there that
exist for that reason only. Instead I’m just going to give you a list of pros
and cons and you can choose to use it as a basis for whether or not the game is
something you’d like to pick up. Again, I’d suggest you research for more
thorough reviews if you want something a little more in depth.

Pros

Let’s start with the
good.

The graphics are AMAZING. I have to especially point out the rendering done with the weather because it’s probably one of the best I’ve ever seen.

Leveling isn’t tiresome or repetitive which tends to be the case with a lot of games that have a leveling system. I can honestly say I haven’t felt the need to stare at my XP bar, wondering when I’ll level next. It happens naturally as you play the game which is definitely a huge bonus for me.

Characters are not restricted to a specific weapon type which means you can change guns on the fly without worry that you’ve been pigeon-holed into one weapon type.

Haven’t run out of content so far, it seems there are a lot of “extras” you can do beyond the main missions.

Building up the settlements and seeing the improvements is satisfying rather than tiresome and redundant.

Enemies encounters aren’t predictable, there were instances where I’d turn a corner and run into a group and just as I finished that group off, more would come. In short, it doesn’t feel routine as is the case with so many other games in the same category.

Fast travel is available to you once you’ve unlocked/visited a site because fuck running everywhere.

Now on to the most
glaring annoyances for me.

Cons

Unless you’ve done some research, you’ll be confused as to how the Skill system works, particularly as to what Skill Power is, and how you acquire it.

The inability to cap out your inventory until level 30 is shit. But why? How does having more inventory space at a lower level impact gameplay? Yeah, I’m still trying to figure that out too.

Controls can be somewhat unresponsive. For instance, if I press space to take cover and then press space almost immediately after to move out from cover, more often than not, the game won’t register it.

The game gives you all of the skills but, you’re regulated to 2 skills and one signature skill. Presumably, this is with the expectation that most players will play in groups, but I am not most players and dislike that I’m being penalized because I like to play alone.

Paying for a pass to unlock additional content. The standard edition of the game is $60, and now we’re expected to fork over even more money, precisely $40 for more content? HARD PASS.

Parts of the UI are clunky. Having to click into multiple menus to add a modification to a weapon or skill is counter-intuitive, especially when there’s a good chance an enemy will happen upon you while you’re in the character menus and not in a safe house/control point.

Inability to share resources– this is stupid. I can share loot like weapons, armor, etc., but not resources? That makes total sense. NOT.

No replayability, unless you’re cool making a new character and doing the exact same missions, side missions, etc. all over again.

I am quite positive there are other pros and cons I have missed, but these are the ones that stuck out the most to me. I do enjoy the game, and I’m willing to tolerate the annoyances, but I suspect that once I’ve reached the level cap and complete the main missions, the game will sit on a shelf because I’m not willing to pay for DLC. There’s always a chance I could be wrong. I have yet to reach the level cap, so maybe, maybe it’ll surprise me, but to be honest?

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